powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
being startled; getting a shock
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to say; to be pleased to say
price; cost; value; worth; value
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
first of all; first thing
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on